Waffle lifter



July 27, 1937. TR z 2,087,938

WAFFLE LIFTER Filed Nov. 12, 1936 Patented July 27, 1937.

UNITEDv STATES PATNT oriE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to lifting forks and is particularly adapted forthe removing of waffles from waffle irons.

The primary object of the invention is to de- 5 sign a fork whose prongsregister with the grooves of the waffle iron for loosening the wafflefrom said grooves.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wafile lifter havingmeans for holding the waffle upon the lifter while transferring thewailie from the waffle iron to the serving platter.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a waflle lifterthat can be easily adapted to any style of waffle iron.

Another object of this invention is to provide a lifting tool than canbe used for lifting hot dishes, in fact, the lifting of any item wherepersonal contact by hands is not desirable.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the followingspecification and drawing.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective plan view of one of my new and improvedlifters.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective plan view of another preferredtype of lifter.

Figure 3 is a perspective plan view of still another type of lifter.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the'lifter illustrated in Figure 3 shown inrelation to the waffle iron. 30 Figure 5 is a side elevation of Figures3 and 4,

illustrating the method of lifting the object intended to be lifted.

In the drawing:

I is the handle of the lifting tool, having prongs 2 and 3 for liftingpurposes. 3 are so designed as to straddle the raised portions of thewaffle iron passing underneath of the waifie at the bottom of thegrooves loosening the same from the iron previous to lifting the waffle40 from the iron. The prongs 2 and 3 are bent upwardly at 4 whichportions are integral with the handle I. An extension guide 5 extendsforward from the handle as illustrated. This extension is for thepurpose of resting upon the top of the Waffle 6 or object to be lifted,as illustrated in Figure 5 at 1.

Referring to Figure 2, I have shown the prongs 2 and 3 spread furtherapart and made adjustable as to their width'a accommodate waffle ironsof different designs, The upwardly extending leg 8 of prong 2 ispivotally mounted and locked to the portion 9 of the handle I by thelocking screw I permitting of the different adjustments.

The prongs 2 and Figure 3 shows another preferred type of embodimentwherein the upwardly extending legs l l are twisted so that their flatsides line up more or less with the handle I and the prong 2. This typeof construction affords greater lifting strength at the same timepermitting the bending in or out or changing the distance between theprongs, so as to accommodate the lifter to the different spacings of thegrooves contained within wafiie irons of different designs. I 10 One ofthe main features that I wish to stress is the adaptability of thelifting prongs to accommodate the lifter to the wafiie irons ofdifferent designs.

I do not wish to be limited to this particular form of construction asother forms of embodiment may be used still coming within the scope ofthe claims to follow.

What is claimed to be new is: V

1. A lifting implement for separating and lifting waffies from waffleirons, comprising a forklike structure having upper and lower sets ofprongs, the prongs being spaced vertically in substantial accordancewith the thickness of the waffle to be lifted and the lower set ofprongs being spaced horizontally to permit the prongs to be movedbetween the waflle and Wafiie iron in line with the channels in saidiron.

2. A lifting implement for the purpose described, comprising a fork-likestructure having a lower set of spaced prongs and an upper prong, thelower and upper prongs being spaced apart substantially commensuratewith the thickness of the waffle to be lifted and one of the lowerprongs being adjustable relative to the other for adjustment of thespace between the lower prongs to accommodate said prongs to the groovesin the waffle iron, whereby the lower prongs may be moved longitudinallyof said waffle grooves beneath the waffle. I

3. A waffle lifter including a handle, depending spaced sections at oneend of the handle, forwardly extending prongs at the lower end'of eachof the depending sections, and an upper prong projecting forwardly fromapproximately the juncture of the handle and depending sections, andmeans for movably connecting one of the lower prongs to its dependingsection to provide for adjustment between the lower prongs. 5O

GEORGE STROZUT. V

